PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 2. LOCATION 12. CONC LUSlOI'IS 0 We$ Ball oon o Probably Balloon <1. TYPe OF O BSERVATION 0 Pouibly Balloon 3. OATETIME CROUP 0 Was Aircraft P'Ground VI suol 0 GroundRaclor P r~ babl y AI rcroft 6. SOU~CE 0 Wo, Aatronomical 0 v 0 Probably Astronolftlcol C~;i:il"l 0 PoulblyAatrono,.lcol a. NUMBER OJ' OBJECTS 9. COURSE L E NGTH 01' 08ScRVATION 0 lnsufflcint Ooto for Evoluollon lO. BRIEi' SU)oU.I.UY 01' SICHTINO \1. COMMENTS T~reo cvanl~ spaced object~, shnped l H: . .Lnverted l1:.1bt"..:>l!J...,, l.t'1.VJ:i:~g app c;)!) rerl to t h.Lob'' at one t t:nF.-bl') rol\ ollj cli.:-~I; ,:H:tl .. cd. F - ot1 "tnr~ l.n "tr a lr~yin~ s~Jcially li,;nts to ~.l .. J1ate ucn ~ !.'\ 1 speec.! o f 1 i:,;h c planes. as mt!Y be observt.od fr~m d.l~tanc( . 'Jetalllte' nlesto help moonwatchorG track ameU TlfE first satelJjte (simulated) to take the air, this Air Fol'Ce &..brejct Bew over Washincton recently in a tr.Unin& progrnm for moon.v~tcbexs who will keep track ol the-rroJ earth sat.c!lilc. It onlir>d ~rou ~ lights {riltht) under the fu.rel<J~ k> simul..:lte all.itudP.! up to 1,.: ~ nJj ... "'i. Mock-up lor Moon Watchers. A~ ARTIFICIAL SATELLITE, t~ice removed from the real thng, was slated to give volunteer observers o teste of the MOONWATCH .mtssion th is ~eek. Subbtng for the mal'l-mode sorel.lt! e they ..,,11 ~atch duung the next year is on equally ortlfcol stondn mode or o " plumber's fnend" suction cup o small light an~ some batrwes; It was to be ~..,td .b~ ljgbi plane~ ?f the ' '"" Ate Pou '" uerci ses designed' to tt,gm oo~ervers '" troc.!!.ng the, sorcllitc. ~ecl<ing the ''bug'' use~ lor th.e t est are (left to ught ) Col. O.~ten F. Clarke, USAF 0JI!Ct ?ff1cer, ~r. Armand N. Spitt , cordinator for the visual observot:cn p~rt1on of th e Earth Satellite Program ond Col. Donald T. Sp~ers, test pro,ect officer for the Civil Air Petrol. Ve nus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn will be visible to the nol<ed eye in June. In addition, ni ne bright sta rs, ranging from Antares to Vega, will be visible d uring the month. By JAMES STOKLEY ll>-f'OLR nl the h\c pl.111eh t\::r \ 1\lblc: to the n.1kcd eve c.u\ bc: )een un June c,enin~' ,\ntl the: 11trh, ~ler .. ury. mJv he: ~l!mp\Cc.l low 111 the c.1st jmt before: the \lin ri>e). \'cnu) ''til be the: firH of thc'c: t1 m.1kc us :~ppcar,lno.:c:. E\ cn before the ~ky h.1s LOIIII'Ietc:lv d.arkclled :~fter \Un>et \OU rn;ty be Jblc: to .ce at h>w in the wc:)t. It ''ill ~ct J'l hour ur \O .1ftcr the: )UII, .1 little to l" north ot the hon1on'~ \'-C'tc:rn po1nt. \ . It dl\.1p~rs before tw1hght enurely u cr. you will not yet be able to '.:e It an . 1 ~mple;cly tl.!rkened 'kv, 3S you '"II lo~ter H1tlse\e.r Venus and Mars in West Whale \'c:nu) 1., bnghtc:~ th:tn .Ill}' other ':lr or planet. mlJt'lltudc: manu ... t3 un the anaeJI bri~htno; >e.1lc, the llc'<t plmt't. 111 he: ,.lmc: p.trt of the ,k,. i\ 'err much taanter Th1\ i \IJn, '' h1d1 " '' )II bnllt:tnt b\t autumn .\1 the umc of ... : ~ .1ppro.1t:h ttl the earth. ~nw that it h 1 r ,etlcd ro :t dl\t:lnt part uf m tor hat It h ' dimmed gre.atlv, h.1\1ng nm' .1 m.Jtnl- .\I sr~ j, hi\\ 1n the nurrhwc\t an the: ~ r&tcll.11ann nt l.emani, the t\\ Ill\, 1nJ JU\t '' the let r ut thc ,t.tr' C.l\tur .md Pol ha '(. Tho.: l'"'lt!nn ut \ I H, ' ' rndi..Jtcd un the: 1 -.ornpJII\''11\( 11111", "hrch depict the skv .u it :II'J'elt' tlouur IU:OU pm .. \ullr 0\\11 kuul ut \l.1nJ.1nl aime-1tld w1c huur for .1 ylt1!ht ,\\'in:.! time-.tt the I!C~tnnlll~ of June, or .1n huur c.arlaer Jt the mdtlle rl 11 nth Jupiter and Saturn in South lir:~ht-:t r Jup111:r, of mJ.:nmulc rninu~ .\l1t\ hut lc ~ tl .tn .1 '1uJrr.:r , hrr;.;:ht \'c:n11>. Jupuc:r i~ nm' 1n thc '' ., r'1 c:nd ~ \'ir~u. the \ ir m. It is .1l01tJ\I m t1ct. t nextln;r c m'tc!l.uum o l Let, th:: t , u. It 1o;; rh1' he:\\ rcn the bri~!H ~:.tr, at 11 1 ~ I''1Jc:r ally hri~,;lvcr th.lll enl:d. t.:rn th J, .. r our pl.1ucts, ltkc'' i,~.: I t 11 th~ Ill ol(lt'f het\1 ' C'll I\\ t1 'tar ' 't .hm. tho: rpent.hcm:r. hut it " 1 tht: I riJ.:ht r ddhh )t.tr \n11r.~. '' h:~h 1 " '1 rphh, the surpi~tn. TJ.c piJnrt t.1r in hr ,!:htnu' h:. JI!Out t\',( > n:-ighr Star~ Visible h\ c: ntiu.: llr' \\ hidl rhc .l,trllll)- mer r.tnk, tn the fir,t lll.l~nttudo.: ~:~n lc s~c:n on June: C:\enlnJ.!,. H1gh 111 the \OUth, .tlXJ\ c the: c.htcrn (I tr) tnd of Vir~o, 1s the: .:m"tdiJtion of ll>Ote,, the lc.1r drl\er, in '' h1ch .\rcturm 'h111e,, Another w,,y of llndtng thi, \tJr 1\ m lonk in the nonhwc)t for the: f.ullili.tr ~roup of \t:\Cn >t:trs thJt form the HI)( 01pper. .\ ltne rhrouqh the rwo lowc~t ~tar~ sn the: dipper, Dubhe: :~nd ~!crak--:~bo known 3~ the: p<Jinters-it tollm,cd to the rsght 1.1ke' to Pol tris. the l'"le ,tar. H the .. ur:eJ h.111dle ot the J1pper. throu~th the \tJr) \ltnth, ... 1r .tnd \lk.11d. 1~ continued tO\.lrd the '"uth. it '' 1!1 !Jrin~ \uU :o :\ro:rurus. !>ttll C:\tendc:d, thl> <o.lme cur.cd ltne o~lso re.tche' Sp1ca . En~ll hn~tluer thJn \ro:ruru' " \ c_!:.t. in bra. the In,., hi10:h 1n the: C:J\t .llld ju,r o~bc.vc the: llorthcrn .:ro'' '' h1.:h h put 11f Cyt.<nus. the: ,,, 111 -\nnrher lir,t-sn ljo(nlludc ~t.Jr. c.~llo.:d Deneo:>, h an rht-Jtt1Up. Sull Jnothc:r IS JU\t tO the ri~ht -.\Jtllr 111 .-\qu1b, the C:.l)(lc:. The n11H;t anJ 'ht th.n i, '"IJ" n '" , nr m.1p' h Ca;>dl.a. m \un r 1, the: ch srimc~ ju)t , . r:Jy 1bol\c the rwrt 1\\ e\tern hnn1.un :111d t.> the ri;,!ht ot C,l\tor ami Pnllu'(. lkc:Jtht: It 1' o lm\ Ill the ,1,.\', I _!.!ht is ,~treadv J1mmc:d lw ah, tptlwl an the: earth's atmo~phere, :uH.I 11 ltlllk, br f:unrcr It did l.1st \\llltcr, \\hen it w.h 'h1ntn)( an the south. Saturn and Jupiter Compared \\'11" lupllcr and !>.srurn hnth 1n the C\CIHng ,ky, \\C: h.l\c: the oppurrunuv ui uh,cn in~ and comp.trln,l{ rhe\c: J:&.lnt~ .unnn\t the: pl.tnet~ th.\t rc:\ohe . ruunJ the <un. The:\' trc: :he: hiJ.rf'e~t .unon;: th.: nine l'lllet. ''hi ... : no: I 1o.1e L'r.lllu,, :-.=cprune .mc.l Phw~ -II t "' ant rn be: ~en \dh the nJ'-c:r! 1 a' the: eo~rh Jnd the: ti': mcn tfunet.! c.Hhc:. \\'hc:r-.~" t!tc: oh:tllll'ter ol rour t rth i, i,!J1 tnlk">. th.ll flf lupit.-r " ~t.,'llJQ mile rui :hat ,,t S.tturn I i 151!11 111ilc:,. J'ur the l.m.-r. :ltis j, d1 th.Hill'ter uf th~ 11111 .. t th .. pl. net, .1rounJ which rc:,oh c' tho: ... uri. ~e\t.:r.ll tlolJlhJIId anile~ .1hfllc S.ourn\ c 111.lli r " the inner11111't nne,:. '1 he uuta nuM cd,::e of tht "''tcm " mure th.m !IJ,. OCJ\1 uu'e~ aum <' th .lt, ~i' ing the sin .1 !'l.uurn\ O\'C:r.dl 'i"c: .1hm1t ~' i~c: th.u r1 Thc\c nng' :tre nnt 'ulrJ. but the~ He: m.ule up of .1 ~w:1rm of rntllsrm, .1nd nul- liuns or small p.srncle~. Accordang to the: l.!t~'t idea>, :1'> cxpre~\cJ by Dr. G. P 1\.uaper .,t rh~ 'r",.:rkt."'i 01>-tr\.ltorv. the~ seem to he: m.;de o( \now. Probablv the ttc:lht" of S.nurn, nme m number, h;l\ e um1.1r .:umpo,ltiOil . Jupiter's Structure In IH ~rrucrure, Jupiter \cry 'dufcrent tram tl c: c-ath, ..luch nw,tl) :t \Ohd ~t,>:c. '"'~red '' 1~h w;ttc:r anti :1 rcbti\c:ly Jupi:.:r. it '' hdic:' c:d, h.t> :t core. proh ... , I; m.1dc: ''' nxl . '' lu"h i, :~bCiut +J,I}Itl male~ 111 daaMeter, nr rnu~hly 1 h.llf uf th.n or the: \\ hult , l.111ct. \ruuaJ that j, 1 fruun t,.;e.Jn. :J la)cr of icc 'ome !f,.(~ 41 m1le, th1d' On dro:.ten, 6.()111) male-in thicknc:\\, .:ont.HOin.l( urcl ...louJ, th t 'orm the 'ene\ 11t te .1nd uhcr rn.1rkin~' th.lt arc: 'hlhll trnm .:.1rth throu$fh :t tc:le">Copc:. The r:tll nt s . rurn h.h I mnal.tr \t.rUC n 1'~s Ill tli.mlc:ter. lle a~c: l.nc:r " e.u II 1: J Ill 'C :Jb.lUt fi,I)HI m1IC\ th1ck. b u t e dcp-h ,,f the: JlnlU,phrrc 1~ '>mc:thinl.! h.,~ I .tj.)tJ mile:', rc:l.Hi\c:ly mu.:h deeper 1n )uptrer's. Thus. the 'ulid 1rt f .,turn ., rnu.l "" an proportion. ' 1 h make. 1\ a\cr- Jt:e deniw ~err lo1\. 1lx1u: t '"~ 11r.1s :h 1t tu immcr5e the 1'1Jn .. . ..., urn '' u:tl 1dU CAS.StOPEh\ <> " o SY" SOtS FOQ s-A 'lS IN ORDER OF BRIGHTNESS JL '\f' FST Time Table Far June I j SD I '1'l .'ll()nnla trr ll J( :h Ill ;, mr.:!.le lnd Rt"OMJ lor .\I.Jkm; Thou n!!s o 'I l,lJu rrv, \'olzrre :nr f-:lJIJon em :hr r '''C rn "cdr~'ls f .,,.l'r hu.., n :nm ~ r" ':JG "1~mrtf rrr!t.: ! In rh ho :ll'tl .1rn., 11 rn~crrd rn th.-con e~J cr: : cu:J:o'l, nt! ;mrur/ ht-J l:. e: thee~ rrn Jt: (In.f rr:Jation ~l1l:r) . n~t a myster10\U 11~ .)a.J ordeu to keep elOM Wll.IC**III+a.~- . . St.curu-6D D'Jo Mills ': June 1, 1957: Reports from several. parts o NeW' Orleans o a "blue streak over the Uississippi River about 10:30 p.m.; in view for more than a minute and reported to have broken in two pieces by at least one observer. -N. 0 . Times-Picayune~ 6/2. (Credit: Dick Hall, New Orleans.) ~o Ca~d (Information Only) }JfcGuire A}~B . UNIDfllnfiiD OBJEaS~ CAUSE All JOICE .. ~-.: UIT~AT cGUIRE Afl-~ F<o:n E\ee, Jenay CD Jurw 7, 1957,-._ "s 1 n atatutl brt ta. Air r"'ace to haw t an a to "ca UD= l.!S.U 11 d midaati f!ed auacdt." AltMuJa Uwr Ja 110 \lVtiJKe JIN1BQ date n'at . wi!k UFO'a, NICA.P Ja mkt'lll a raedtn1 n~ did .a ttllt u. 'I'hD wWc:ll pcMbly ~ .. "Unidentified Aircraft" Aiert ot fif cGvire AFB Still Unexplained No explanation of the "unidentified aircraft" alert at McGuire Air Force Bose on J une 7, 1957, has been received by NICAP, although o request for the details was sent to McGuire AFS almost two months ago. I An Air Force statement on June 7 re -I veoled that three fighter squadrons hod been alerted because of "on unusual number 1 of temporori ly unidentified aircraft. " We regret being unable to furnish additional information as planned orxf announced in the No. 1 iuve. .. ro.U.-aJat. ~ Sat~ lately b"turQy ~-" l:IINe been ; JI cain~ br a Jill .. Clbriall; --... -- Jaqwlalbla~. .. . .. ~ CIIJO 1 attllt.i c1 a . ..,. ~ AJz F.sCII mJttiOD, mad ca tt.. mbJact af ~ ~. tM dflrer an'1 a C'Jl b watnt: ,,._ a . a.aJ .. tii ca radm ill oae ~ ~tt.aca.Jd:a~..-... the ....... ta.dly c:a DDt. If it .. !.w DCA, om a.JcD il to cillaua, lt. a c:aae a. an .. n. AU Fcaat &ee alert oa; nd betwut 2 and 3 p.m. CG 1-. 7tL A I tale a( dtfn r~t lllllf . cadtaeci by tbe Ccatinental Air Ccarqnt. The alert cU- t. :ted two air dltfense. cnma' wld UGh 8CZ'O~a cmd a New Jene y Aa Natt~ Gwd aqucdrc:u. n. 'AJz Face wo::dlnq "an unusual an '"u c1 bl"'aarUy wldeot.i.Ued aJrc::ra:ftl' W'Qelld tmftc :a bit a very let oe tiar C::C \IOUP d. ~CUM. Na~ mUy, the ~'"""" d. auc:b faWJ- Uc. wAld Ia bc2 "D by the Air o.rt-Caai!Hm. NICAP wi ll pub- Uab b 6x:ta Jn U. fd.lowino l!Ssue ct U. UfO IMYES11GATCR. ~.u.."le 7-i~cGuire 1'-..J! Base=2-3nm=Air Defense Alert called due to an unustL.q 1 nu.-:1b,~r o f te;.;porarily lt-"1id0ntifi.;d-/{irc!"3.f~tr! ( ~r ..... ). (It l:e.s not ~eek of June 17-24, 1957: Several people at Beaudette, liinnesota, reported big lllantern-li ke" object in northern sk'J near horizon. Filter Center at Bemidji stated that they "had reports of the object" and the the AF 7ra5 trying to lo- cat-e it on radar4 -Roseau (Yi.nn.) Times-Region, 6/27. No case (Information Only) UaJn tiCV I awatlth 1la I I t.iQ!bl, IQIDd cbJec:Ur flytaQ u. a V faaatkll, 211e ~till CD Jw 2 11 by tbe c"*''" Gild cl tt. cl a U..C. r lae hicjd 1, accadl~q b a 1spxt wbaa 1t. . ... NDCbsd l"*l ill .( ..J Oc C. G. ekll a ct.._ .. Ha sii Pill 1, wca quot.t tatbJ M tal ll'fM a.fare Ill& Ofijtatao lJb .._ _, J 2: t. Two of ._ UFO'a, kit "ue -... JoCu~ br a dd-t. cr;az.t off tba Jn2ll. at:a tt. htqbgr ISO mtJ. baa Sa a: JCO. J Ott 1 f Fl .. tzldcm Ror WilteD, wbo f.trlit 8i81d die cbJ1:ta, .Ud tht~t billl!lna... tbay Icc 11i llw "aaU dalcjJiq Ucjtt." Mila tM cbJF ta CllutDWat cl41t lG,lff) watct.d .. trr c tJR)'a, a COlHI .. bi~tabjct Jc'4rd ttl. foum~no tt. V flnlrUaa. Aa tile ril;y -!wh nd, ct. ezu Ql~ ~j1:ta ;:;oc.t the lhip b a while, dieD rooa li !, .u1l ill V faaaUoe. off San Francisco, Californ~a I8CAP baa aaked f.ar detmled re- pcda tcm ~ cmd Ollef Willa. The Marilin. Co&taicn aDd atd lu:s cperat.1nq t.t I I ' Oll.lfcmia and Honolulu have J..:ne l S:l50miles of San Francisco,Cal-$p~3 round,brig!lt,~lovling,vrhite orr:tati~n, see n by Cr or o f Frciz~ter_, Oric:;:.:1ally there. HJr c on.Ly 2 U?Os, bu-c a third O!:>ject soon joL~ed theo . Th::!y pacea the Shi' at ~sti